Arctic Monkeys Announce New Album ‘AM,’ North American Tour

Just a few days before a headlining set at Glastonbury this weekend, Arctic Monkeys have announced September 10th as the release date for AM, the band’s fifth studio album and first since 2010’s Suck it and See.

“I actually stole it from the Velvet Underground, I’ll just confess that now and get it out of the way,” Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner told BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe (via NME) about the new album’s two-letter title. “The VU record, obviously.”